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If you blinked during Apple's WWDC keynote, you missed the HealthKit and HomeKit updates

Apple dedicated a substantial amount of stage time last year at its Worldwide Developers Conference to reveal its smart home and health platforms, but this year, if you sneezed during a certain portion of the keynote, you probably missed the updates.

The company quickly breezed through updates related to HomeKit and HealthKit on Monday, but there are indeed a few upgrades underway for the platforms.

While most of those products are outlets or brides that act as a go-between device that connects an iPhone or iPad to, for example, lights in the home, Apple will now support other products like motion sensors, carbon dioxide monitors, window shades, thermostats and security systems. Philips told Mashable that it will bring its existing Hue smart lighting system with HomeKit starting this fall.

While there were rumors that Apple could launch a Home app to serve as a hub to control the smart devices, a dedicated app was never announced.

The company also revealed new features coming to the Health app, including the ability to track reproductive health, how often you're sitting down and the skin's exposure to the sun. The app can track more data about workouts too, including how much water you're drinking along the way.

Although Apple didn't give a timeline detailing when more HomeKit-enabled devices will launch, the Health app will likely get a refresh along with the rest of iOS this fall.

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